Bowleaze Cove is a small sand and shingle beach, near the village of Preston, just to the northeast of Weymouth,

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. The cove is on the

Jurassic Coast The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about , and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-Decembe ...

and is known for its

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

.Ian West
Bowleaze Cove to Redcliff Point, east of Weymouth, Dorset
''Geology of the Wessex Coast'', 14 April 2009. Just to the west is Furzy Cliff. The beach is made up of mainly shingle and shell with some sandy areas. A small pier divides the beach near the

River Jordan The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...

outflow. The remains of Jordan Hill Roman Temple are located on Jordan Hill, leading down to Bowleaze. The hill figure of the

Osmington White Horse __NOTOC__ The Osmington White Horse is a hill figure cut into the limestone of Osmington Hill just north of Weymouth in Dorset in 1808. It is in the South Dorset Downs in the parish of Osmington. The figure is of King George III riding his ...

can be seen. A coastal cliff walk leads eastwards from Bowleaze, passing the

Broadrock Broadrock is a cliff on the coast in Dorset, southern England. It faces out into Weymouth Bay between Bowleaze Cove and Redcliff Point. There are many landslips on the cliffs at this point.Redcliff Point Redcliff Point is on the south coast of England, to the east of Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth in Dorset. It lies just past the eastern end of the sweeping Weymouth Bay on the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape known for its geology ...

, and thence to

Osmington Mills Osmington Mills is a coastal hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the civil parish of Osmington northeast of Weymouth. Geology The coastline around Osmington Mills is part of Dorset's ''Jurassic Coast'', and fossils can be ...

In culture

In 1816–17, the artist John Constable painted '' Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill'' while on his honeymoon. The painting is now in the

National Gallery The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director ...

, London.Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill

The National Gallery The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director of ...

, London, UK.

Commerce

The Riviera Hotel, a Grade II listed Spanish-style 1930s building is on the cove. The Fantasy Island Funfair is there.

References

External links

Pictures of Bowleaze
{{Jurassic Coast Beaches of Dorset Geography of Weymouth, Dorset Coves of Dorset Jurassic Coast